Editing Parkersburg, West Virginia (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Historic home at 904 Juliana Street in the Julia-Ann Historic District of Parkersburg, West Virginia LCCN2015632166.tif|thumb|The Chancellor House in the [[Julia-Ann Square Historic District]]]]

===Events===
The Annual Mid-Ohio Valley Multi-Cultural Festival is held in June, and is an international festival featuring traditional dance and music and an international marketplace.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.movmcf.org/|title=Mid-Ohio Valley Multi-Cultural Festival |publisher=Mid-Ohio Valley Multi-Cultural Festivalmerce|access-date=June 7, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wvcommerce.org/travel/travelplanner/event/Annual_Mid-Ohio_Valley_Multi-Cultural_Festival/4265/default.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715185609/http://www.wvcommerce.org/travel/travelplanner/event/Annual_Mid-Ohio_Valley_Multi-Cultural_Festival/4265/default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |title=annual mid-ohio valley multi-cultural festival |publisher=West Virginia Department of Commerce |access-date=June 7, 2014 }}</ref> The Parkersburg Homecoming Festival is held in August and features a parade, fireworks, half-marathon, competitions and entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wvcommerce.org/travel/travelplanner/event/Parkersburg_Homecoming_Festival/10302/default.aspx|title=parkersburg homecoming festival|publisher=West Virginia Department of Commerce|access-date=June 7, 2014}}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://parkersburg-homecoming.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000823174819/http://www.parkersburg-homecoming.com/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=August 23, 2000|title=Parkersburg Homecoming Festiva |publisher=Parkersburg Homecoming Festival|access-date=June 7, 2014}}</ref>

The Taste of Parkersburg is an event held around Memorial Day each year since 2006 which features food and drinks from local vendors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.downtownpkb.com/downtown-events/2016/6/4/taste-of-parkersburg/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209015933/http://www.downtownpkb.com/downtown-events/2016/6/4/taste-of-parkersburg|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 9, 2016|title=Taste of Parkersburg - Downtown PKB|publisher=Downtown PKB|access-date=May 12, 2016}}</ref>

The Downtown Throwdown is a BBQ and beer festival held in September. It is co-hosted by Downtown PKB and the Parkersburg Area Jaycees and was started in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.downtownpkb.com/downtown-events/2016/9/17/downtown-throwdown-bbq-brewfest |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209015754/http://www.downtownpkb.com/downtown-events/2016/9/17/downtown-throwdown-bbq-brewfest |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 9, 2016 |title=Downtown Throwdown BBQ & Brewfest |publisher=Downtown PKB |access-date=May 12, 2016 }}</ref>

===Tourism===
Several museums are located in Parkersburg, including the Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blennerhassettislandstatepark.com/museum.html|title=The Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History|publisher=The Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History|access-date=June 7, 2014}}</ref> the [[Henry Cooper House]], the Oil and Gas Museum,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oilandgasmuseum.com/Pages/oilandgashome.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007222621/http://oilandgasmuseum.com/Pages/oilandgashome.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 7, 2011|title=Oil and Gas Museum|publisher=Oil and Gas Museumy|access-date=June 7, 2014}}</ref> the [[Sumnerite African-American History Museum and Multipurpose Center|Sumnerite African-American History Museum]], the Artcraft Studio and the Veterans Museum of Mid-Ohio Valley.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blennerhassettislandstatepark.com/|title=The Parkersburg Nostalgic Gazette |publisher=Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park |access-date=June 7, 2014}}</ref>